Menswear

Romance is a beautiful thing. As the Beatles once sang "All You Need Is Love". They also sang Yellow Submarine. No reason for mentioning that, it's just a good song. Lucas Ossendrijver was thinking romance rather than submarine vehicles for his

Orange and turquoise, gold, tassels, lapis embroideries, criss-crossing ribbons embroidered with ombré beads to contour the body and rustled up into a short, tight, bright cocktail dress that hugs every curve. Of course that litany of luxe belongs to Olivier

A fairground remembered from his time as a student at the Antwerp Academy, sat slap bang in the middle of Kris Van Assche's Spring Dior Homme show. It was a flashback, he said, and a colourful backdrop for a band

"Organised chaos" was the phrase Wooyoungmi designers Madame Woo and Katie Chung threw out backstage after their spring 2017 show. Maybe they've seen the offices of Ten Towers, as its s pretty apt description of our workplace. Anyway. The other

We love pink. Deep pink. Pepto bismol is the phrase to describe it, that crazy, eye-popping bluey purply pink that smacks you right in the kisser. It was the opening colour of Chitose Abe's Sacai collection, drenching models head to

Remember your school disco? Your first rave? Dressing like Damon Albarn in the nineties and hoping, desperately, you looked as cool as he did? That's what Humberto Leon and Carol Lim's Kenzo show was all about. It was an ode

“Many years ago there was an Emperor so exceedingly fond of new clothes that he spent all his money on being well dressed. He cared nothing about reviewing his soldiers, going to the theatre, or going for a ride in

Generally when people call a guy "ripped" they're talking about buffed-out, steroided muscle mass rather than, we don't know, a shredded bit of coat or a torn hem. Always unraveling, though, is the man of Maison Margiela. This season was

Juun.J doled out a knitted beanie emblazoned with the slogan "COVERED" as invite for his spring/summer 2017 show. We don't need it in the blazing sun of Junetime Paris, but it was a nice gesture. Especially as the same word

Junya Wayanabe had a bit of a Bugsy Malone moment for spring. It was all about the hustler, the hoodlum, the big man. Like Grant or Phil off of Eastenders, but much chicer. The models were tough faced wide boys

Rebel in love was the theme of Sébastien Meunier’s Spring 2017 collection for Ann Demeulemeester, according to the designer himself. Plenty of rebels fall in love with Demeulemeester's style, both under the founder and now during Meunier’s tenure. Because the